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Congratulations!
It's amazing the homophobia that comes out at the very mention of an athlete being gay.
"What does his sexual orientation have to do with winning gold?"
"We don't report that athletes are heterosexual, so why would do we have to mention they are homosexual?"
"Who gives a damn about his sexual orientation."
"Matthew being gay is totally irrelevant to him winning gold! Why bring it up?"
It's still true, that most people would still like us to shut up about being gay, presumably so they can continue to be bigots unchecked.
Although, I did kind of like this comment...
"I just wanted to say the relevance of this athlete being openly gay is simply that nearly all countries involved in this Olympics would not send an openly gay athlete. In fact, there are approximately 85 countries that would send him to prison instead, and some countries where he would be executed. It is a wonderful opportunity for Matthew Mitcham to have such comfort and acceptance as he wins gold for our country, as well as setting a leading example to other countries that are not so accepting."
I'm sorry for straying off the point into gay rights. When the message should have simply been...
Go Matt. What a wonderful comeback. What a fantastic achievement.
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